confirmation hearings

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1. Meetings held by the Senate to gather information about candidates for federal office nominated by the president of the United States. Under the Constitution, the president has the right to appoint whomever he wants to various government offices, including members of the cabinet and federal judges, but each appointment must be approved by the Senate as part of the separation of powers.

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“I believe that the Constitution is fixed in its meaning,” Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said during her 2022 confirmation hearings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The billionaire entrepreneur referenced high costs at the La Cañada Flintridge institution in a memo prepared in advance of his confirmation hearings on his priorities for the space agency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

The frozen trucker case would take on a life of its own during Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

Historically, confirmation hearings for Fed chairs are held months before the transition to avoid a leadership gap at the central bank.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

John Bolton, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, admitted, during his confirmation hearings, to having received $30,000 to cover the costs of writing 3 research papers.

From Crime and Corruption by Vaknin, Samuel